by Beth Pelletier, ATC | Jan 29, 2020 | Football
The Super Bowl. It’s the biggest game of a professional American football player’s life. In the case of players for the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs, it’s also the 19th game of the season. Considering the intense competition and punishment that these...
by EXCEL Staff | Oct 29, 2019 | Basketball
The NBA season recently started and with it, daily fantasy basketball season. But how are you expected to field a solid fantasy squad when so many big-name players are either out with injury, or returning from major injury? With such big names sustaining major...
by EXCEL Staff | Oct 1, 2019 | Education, Soccer
Soccer is rough on the feet! Soccer players are prone to foot and ankle injuries from running, jumping, cutting, contacting players, and striking the soccer ball. While we often see soccer players with ankle sprains of the ligaments, fractures are a significant cause...
by EXCEL Staff | Mar 12, 2019 | Outside the Clinic, Sports
To many people, March is the month for St. Patrick’s Day, college basketball, and the coming of Spring weather, but we’d like to take this opportunity to celebrate National Athletic Training Month! At EXCEL, we recognize Certified Athletic Trainers’ commitment to...
by EXCEL Staff | Feb 21, 2019 | Hockey, Injury Prevention, Sports
In a high-impact sport like hockey, players risk injury at any given moment. Injuries occur very quickly and can range from mild to serious. Most hockey injuries occur at the shoulder joint, including clavicle fractures, labral tears, acromioclavicular joint...
by EXCEL Staff | Mar 21, 2018 | Baseball, Exercise
Throwing is like any other skill; it has generalizable phases – or sequences, if you will – that make up the finished product. The generalizable sequences of the overhead throw relate to all human beings regardless of activity and time period. It does not...
